Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-05-13
KENruoKY DEMOCRATS

The Democratic Convention to nominate
ticket for State Offices was called to order
in Lederkranz Hall, in Louisville, at noon
on the 4th instant, by Col. J. Stoddard John
son, Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee
A temporary organization was effected by
electing Hon. Samuel Il. Hill, Of Stanford,
chairman, who appointed the regular COM
mttecs. While waiting for the committees
10 report speeches were made by Henry
Wattersen and Others. Mr. Watterson said
that there had rarely been greater need of
seine vtalizing current in Democratic coun-
sells than there is at present, and that this
vitalizing current is found in the "Ken-
lucky idea," which he described as sturdy
clinging to the idea that government be-
longs u the many and is not the exclusive
property of the few He said they had
stumbled upon times which, If they do not
try mems souls, are enough 10 nauseats dogs.
The country was full OF nestrums, patent
medicines, Tor the regeneration Of mankind.
There is the prstecticnists' wonderful iron
tenic for making men rich by taxation.
There is the mugwumps civil service elixir
for purifying the system and perpetuating
liberty by the erection Of an aristocracy of
Office on the ruins OF representative govern
ment. Cheers. There is that delicious
sugar. coated double compound educational
capsule, which is to be given to every little
Niger in the land before he goes to bed, and
when he gets up in the msrning he shall
come forth a scholar and gentleman. And
then there is the universal renovator and
social, moral and Political cure-al, the
ieetotal prohibition porous plaster which
will stick 10 yos like brother, and which
is expected to convert every drinking saloon
into temple Of worship and to repeople
the world with a new race Of red nosed
angels.
Senator Joe Blackburn followed Mr.. Wat
terson in a ringing speech, in which he
swelt on the necessity of redeeming the
pledges made by the Democratic party. The
civil service had at least been reformed in
this-that since Mr.. Cleveland was inaugu-
rated not man whom he had appointed
had deiaulied, and it could not be shown
that dollar had been lost Mr. Blackburn
was followed by Hon. w. @. Breckenridge
lie said: "Absut one other want 10 ex press
one thought 1t may be that Grover Cleve-
land Is not all that every Democrat would
have him to be, but he is better than the
best Republican who ever lived. Applause.
He may not be our choice ameng the Demo
NAotc VI @AanOtiI1f Out az - 8tttSA tu4G htly
man the Republican party can nominate,
and am for him as the best we can de-"
After the speeches, the committee on or
ganization reported, and MIR. Carlisle WAS
made permanent chairman, and Just bsiore
midnight Gen. A. S. Buckner was nomi-
mated Tor Governor by acclamatisn. Seeing
that the convention was almsst unanimous
tor Buckner, the other candidates, Senator
j, w. Harris, Col. G. A. Q. Holt and Sena-
tor A. S. Berry, withdrew.
The platform was written and drawn up
by the Hons. Jshn G. Carlisle aud Henry
Watterson. That part which Is of national
interest, and which was adopted, is as fol-
lows: ave declare eur confidence in the
integrity and conscientious devotion 10 duty
of President Grover Cleveland, and con-
gralulate the country and the party upon
The accession OF a Democratic administra-
ton, national, economic and clean, and we
particularly applaud the President for the
fidelity aud courage with which be has pro-
tected the treasury frsm pillsge by his exsr-
else OF the veto power. We fsrsr honest
civl-seryice reform, by which we meap the
enforcement Of the faithful performance w
persons appointed 10 Office OF all public du-
Lies entrusted 10 them, and 10 this end, as
well as 10 the maintenance Of the spirit of
our representative form Of government, we
demand the stTictsst measure Of personal
and party responsibility, and are opposed
10 the substitution, In room OF this liie tenure,
Of q civil pension list. and all other append
ages Of 4 bureaucratic Lystem foreign 70 the
genius OF our institutions aud people. We
declare the honest msney OF Tie constitu-
ton good enough for the people as express
ed In gold and silver, and paper convertible
into csin on demand. and are opposed 10 all
sumptuary laws. We contend that there
are already on our statute-beOks sufficient
general laws having q local application u
protect the public morals without infring
ing on private rights. We densunce the
present war tariff, laid 70 confuse as well as
to harass the people, as master piecs Of in
jnslice, inequality and false prstense. II